Trumping Trump: Making Democrats Progressive Again

Bob Filner spent considerable time in Congress trying to work a progressive agenda into national legislation. He helped organize the Progressive Caucus in the House during his first term, to gather like-minded progressives into a cohesive force. Although they continued to meet throughout his term in the House, it didn't take long to realize that legislative power is held securely in the hands of the party leadership. The possibility of radical changes in key issues that are important to progressives is bound up in an arcane process--hemmed in by rules and controlled by powerful congressmen who are heavily influenced by persuasive, well-financed special-interest groups.

When the opportunity arose for Filner to come home to San Diego and run for mayor, he jumped at the chance. In 2012, after a hard-fought campaign, he was sworn in as the first Democratic mayor of San Diego in a generation.

He came into office with a vision of remaking San Diego into a showplace of progressive innovation. Even though it's the eighth-largest city in America, San Diego still had a provincial view of itself. Armed with a list of one hundred things he wanted to accomplish, Filner set to work. His vision would transform San Diego into a more inclusive city that would provide greater opportunity for every neighborhood. In this book, Filner discusses the work he spent thirty years pursuing, and the work he left undone.

Author: Bob Filner
Publisher: Robert Filner
Published: 04/13/2017
Pages: 190
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780692877166

About the Author
Filner, Bob: - "Bob Filner began his progressive activism early: handing out Presidential campaign flyers at age 10, organizing for the first civil rights Youth March on Washington at 15, and spending forty days in the Mississippi State Penitentiary as an early Freedom Rider at 18. He received a Ph.D. in History from Cornell University and taught at San Diego State University for 22 years. Bob's San Diego political career spanned three decades - from School Board to City Council to Member of Congress to Mayor. During his twenty years in Congress, Bob served two terms as Chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee. He can be reached at repref51@gmail.com."

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